Chelsea midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Frank-Lampard-c14097 confident of catching Manchester City
Chelsea and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 midfielder Frank Lampard revealed he had improved after being dropped from the squad earlier on in the season by new manager Andre Villas-Boas. The 33-year-old was left out on various occasions which gave him the motivation to perform
better and fight for a place in the starting line-up, an opportunity that he has made the most of.
Lampard said in an interview:
“Being out of the team spurred me on. The minute you're taken out of the team, people talk. I've trained hard and I've won my place back in the team.”
After losing his place in the starting XI, Lampard was subjected to various speculations linking him with a Stamford Bridge exit. However, after scoring his sixth goal of the season, the English midfielder proved he still had it in him to play top level
football and was in no way close to leaving the London club, where he had been since leaving West Ham United in 2001.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 are currently fourth place on the Premier League table, some eight points behind league leaders Manchester City. Lampard was not too disappointed with the huge gap, revealing he was confident in his side’s ability to catch up, having done so last
season. The back to back defeats to Queens Park http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 are the main reason the Blues are currently struggling.
Lampard revealed:
“Last year we were 15 points behind and we got back to where we could have won it at the end.
You never write it off, but you have to see how well the other teams are playing, particularly City, and we don't want to give ourselves that much of a mountain to climb at this stage.”
According to the Chelsea superstar, his side possessed the quality to catch up to Manchester City, who at this point seem invincible. Nonetheless, Lampard was certain they would falter later on in the season, which would present Chelsea with the opportunity
to catch up. He continued:
“It's enough of a gap as it is, and the competition at the top is so fierce you cannot afford to lose too many points.”
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